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College And Career Readiness Anchor Standards For English: Preparedness Of Students And Teachers As Perceived By West Virginia English Language Arts Teachers In Grades Six Through Twelve, Mary Ann Triplett Jan 2014

College And Career Readiness Anchor Standards For English: Preparedness Of Students And Teachers As Perceived By West Virginia English Language Arts Teachers In Grades Six Through Twelve, Mary Ann Triplett

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine how prepared students are to learn the competencies outlined in the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for English Language Arts and how prepared teachers are to teach those same competencies as perceived by West Virginia English Language Arts teachers in grades six through twelve. In addition, this study examined differences, if any, between student preparedness and teacher preparedness as well as differences among respondents with different demographic or attribute variables. Finally, this study described effective instructional strategies and beneficial professional development topics identified by respondents. Data obtained from responses …